Table 6.

Independent factors associated with use of ORSs at home among children < 5 years old with any diarrhea in the HUAS in western Kenya in 2007 (weighted analysis; N = 275)

Variable*	Reported ORS use at home for child's diarrheal illness		Unadjusted OR (95% CI)	aOR† (95% CI)
	n/N	Weighted (%)
Child's age group (months)
0–11	20/112	17.7	0.53 (0.25–1.14)	0.35 (0.14–0.89)
12–23	27/108	23.7	0.77 (0.37–1.61)	0.85 (0.35–2.06)
24–59	16/55	28.9	Reference	Reference
Child's sex
Male	41/157	29.0	1.78 (0.90–3.53)	1.64 (0.78–3.48)
Female	22/118	18.7
Caretaker's education
More than primary school (some formal education)	36/131	30.6	1.92 (0.99–3.70)	3.01 (1.41–6.42)
Less than primary school (no formal education)	27/144	18.7
Caretaker perceives that diarrhea with vomiting can result in harm to or death of child
Yes	48/218	21.8	0.48 (0.22–1.01)	0.10 (0.03–0.32)
No	15/57	36.9
Caretaker perceives that presence of dehydration can result in harm to or death of child
Yes	43/160	29.0	1.86 (0.94–3.71)	5.54 (2.23–13.73)
No	20/115	18.0
Child has vomiting three or more times per day during diarrheal episode
Yes	32/89	35.2	2.19 (1.12–4.32)	3.33 (1.56–7.11)
No	31/183	19.9
Caretaker knows a child who died of bloody diarrhea
Yes	21/63	32.6	1.86 (0.89–3.88)	2.73 (1.20–6.20)
No	40/207	20.7
Feeding practices at home during diarrheal illness
Offered usual/less than usual to eat	59/223	28.1	5.10 (1.70–15.31)‡	8.24 (1.80–37.73)
Offered more than usual to eat	4/46	7.1
Caretaker believes that breastfeeding prevents childhood diarrheal illness
Yes	3/5	69.6	7.38§	16.19 (1.32–199.21)
No	60/270	23.7

^*Based on the inclusion criteria, 17 variables were initially included in the model; results are shown for the significant variables controlling for age and sex.

^†aORs, where all ORs control for other factors in the model.

^‡Exact Pearson χ² P value is 0.0076.

^§Exact Pearson χ² P value is 0.081. CI for OR is not presented because of small cell sizes.